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The new batch is part of a deal between the ministry and the Russian Transmashholding company to export Egypt 1,3000 railway locomotives.
The vehicles have so far reached 81 out of a total 1,300 that should be imported as part of the deal.
Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev said Tuesday that Egypt is one of Russia’s main partners in the region.
Former consul Rashid Sidikouf, who left this position after five years and a half, was in charge of the duayen of the consular corps in Alexandria, and handed it over to Palestine’s Consul General in Alexandria, Ambassador Hossam Al-Dabbas, in a ceremony held four days ago.
Abdel Moez pointed out that Egypt is one of the few countries towhich Russiahas restored flights.
Russia’s “Sputnik-V” COVID-19 vaccine produced an antibody response in all participants in early-stage trials.
Russian Ambassador in Cairo Georgiy Borisenko said that the bilateral relations between Egypt and Russia are witnessing a huge renaissance in recent years
The strength of Cairo-Moscow relations is evidence in the complete understanding achieved between the two countries’ leaderships.
The Russian Foreign Ministry praised the current level of Russian-Egyptian bilateral cooperation in various fields.
In a press release issued by the Russian embassy in Cairo on Tuesday, the Russian diplomat said the period between 1950 and 1970 was characterized by understanding and carrying out a large number of mega projects.
This deal is the largest deal in the history of Egyptian Railways, which was signed by the Egyptian Railways Authority and the Russian company, Transmach, representing the Russian-Hungarian consortium, worth €1.16 billion.
Borisenko confirmed that Russian companies are interested in enhancing cooperation with Egyptian businessmen in the local market, which he described as very attractive for investment.
Moscow is expected to export the Russian vaccine in November or December after covering all of Russia in October.
Nasr said that Egypt is a main partner to Russia in Africa and the Middle East, adding that Russia is a very important partner to Egypt.
Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed mutual relations between Egyptian and the United States as well as means to boost them with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Thursday.
Also, 165 people died from coronavirus on July 22. Most fatalities are reported in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
The air defense system acquired by the NATO member a year ago has not been activated yet.
Over the past 24 hours, 156 people have died, bringing the total toll to 11,770 — a rate considerably lower than in many other countries hit hard by the pandemic.
The number of recovered patients diagnosed with coronavirus increased in Russia by 8,378 over the day, a total of 497,446 people recovered.